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adjective vend·ible \ ˈven-də-bəl \
variants: or less commonly vendable

Definition of vendible

:capable of being vended :salable
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vendibility

play \ˌven-də-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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Origin and Etymology of vendible

vendible, going back to Middle English, borrowed from Latin vēndibilis, from vēndere "to sell" + -bilis "capable of (acting or being acted upon)"; vendable, going back to Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from vendre "to sell" + -able -able — more at vend, -able

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